Fascinator

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A fascinating person or thing.

    "A more repellent personality would be hard to imagine, and yet Hedda Gabler is one of the eternal fascinators of the world stage."

  2. 2
    A delicate, often frivolous head decoration worn on the hair, primarily by women.

    "Westminster Abbey was peppered with everything from neat pillbox hats to netted fascinators."

  3. 3
    A type of wool or lace headscarf. US, dated

Example

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"A more repellent personality would be hard to imagine, and yet Hedda Gabler is one of the eternal fascinators of the world stage."

Etymology

From fascinate + -or.

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